Morning journal and courier., 1887-10-11
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

School pads, all sizes, at Dorman's.
 The Supreme court will meet at Norwich October IS.
 The pot hunters continue to excite the in- dignation of law-abiding sportsmen.
 A reissue and increase of pension was yes terday granted to Cicero B. Curtis of the navy, New Haven.
 The tax lists are coming in at the assessors office little faster than they did last week After November 1st 10 per cent. will bt added.
 Henry Cowd, an ex-councilman of Bridge port, died on Sunday of Brights disease. Ht was also an ex-member of Bridgeport's board of education.
 George J. Faulhaber began last evening 6 round of inspection of the Harugari lodges ot Connecticut, he being grand master of the order in this State.
 Miss Annie Bent, daughter of exPostmas- ter Bent of Middletown, an old friend of Mile. Rhea, drove to Meriden with Mile. Rhea Saturday from Middletown.
 Invitations are out for the wedding of Mrs. E. J. Brown and the Rev. Allen Brown, of Boston, at the First Baptist church in strat- ford on Thursday, October 20.
 The small boy now goeth forth into the woods near New Haven and returneth with a small bag of walnuts upon his back, but of chesnuts he gathereth but few.
 Loomer 6 Son, the Birmingham corset manufacturers, have decided te locate in Bridgeport, and will occupy the organ shop at West End and have 200 machines in opera tion.
 Bridgeport gunners report an unusual scarcity of game in Fairfield county this sea- son, and are at loss to account for it, as quail and woodcock were quite plenty Octo- Der 1st.
 The Derby races open to-day and continue tomorrow and Thursday, premiums $1 ,380. To-day there is trotting in the 2:5O 2:29 and 2:45 classes. The American brass band plays every day.
 The Campanini Concert company is booked for the Hyperion sometime next month, also Theodore Thomas and his monster orchestra are to appear at the Hyperion, date to be an- nounced.
 Miss Lizzie Gaffney and Miss Sophie L. Northrop, soloists, and the Yale glee and banjo club, took part in a concert and ope- retta given in the Naugatuck Opera House at Naugatuck last night.
 Society in Newtown was saddened on Sun day by the announcement of the death of Mrs. J. M. Judson, daughter of w. J. Dick, of Dicks Hotel there. She will be mourned by large circle of friends.
 Edward Hammond, of Thompsonville, six teen years old, was killed on Saturday by the accidental discharge of his gun. He was loading it at the time, holding it with the muzzle pointing towards him.
 Governor Lounsbury arrived home Satur- day from tie Adirondacks, so the committee who were to confer with him in the Adiron- dack woods on the grade crossing issue were saved the trouble of going there.
 The annual donation day of the New Ha- ven orphan asylum will occur on Thursday. On account of the donation day coming on Thrnsday the Grays have postponed their regular quarterly meeting to Friday night.
 The fall prize meeting of the Bridgeport Rifle association will occur at Readmoor range Wednesday and Thursday of this week, from ga. DO. to 5 p. m. each day. One hundred and thirty dollars in cash and other valuable prizes are to be shot for.
 Attention is called to rare chance to buy real estate at auction,B B. o. Lake auctioneer, this forenoon at II o'clock, the desirable property ,035 and 1 ,O37 State street, corner of Mill River street, store with tenements overhead and 8 house adjoining.
 Yesterdays lovely October weather brought out swarms of teams on the East Rock Park roads, and the beauty of the park in it's early autumnal dress must please the most exact- ing lover of the beautiful in nature despite the fact that the foliage has yet to don it's most lovely autumnal hues.
 James Gallagher, jr., arrived home yester- day afternoon from Boston and the great Fanueil Hall reception to General Paine and Designer Burgess MT. Gallagher was one of the invited guests upon the platform at the great reception, which equalled all that has been said of it as big ovation.
 The general conference of the Congrega- tional churches of Connecticut will hold it's annual session in the First church, Middle town, beginning Tuesday, October IS, and lasting until Thursday noon. The report of the committee on railroads and the Sabbath will be one of the features of the occasion.